Jul 21, 2012

Local team to enforce gutka ban

Nashik: A team of 35 officials has been formed by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Nashik to ensure that there is a complete ban on the sale of gutka and pan masala, FDA joint commissioner, Nashik, Chandrakant Pawar said on Friday.

Pawar added that since the the state government had imposed the ban from July 19 the team would work across Nashik division which comprises Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon and Ahmednagar districts. Awareness will also be inititated in school and colleges, Pawar said.

He added that those found selling gutka and/ or paan masala, would be booked under Section 59 of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. The accused could face a year's imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 3 lakh.

The joint commissioner also offered his office number (0253 - 2351204) and two mobile numbers of his officers, 9422163258 and 9421363939, to report incidents of sale of any of the two banned substances anywhere within the division.

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